PSzÁF fines Globus Ft 1 mln

The State Financial Supervisory Authority (PSzÁF) has fined canning industry company Globus Rt Ft 1 million for breaking rules on insider trading, the watchdog announced on Friday.

The company failed to keep proper records of people with access to insider information, which also obstructed the current PSzÁF inspection at Globus, the ruling said.The authority also fined Globus CFO József Jéhn Ft 300,000 for failing to observe temporal limitations on insider trading.

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